Accounting questions and answers

Accounting Questions and Answers

If you are preparing for an accounting aptitude test or even a job interview, these accounting questions and answers will help you master the principles of accounting. This test covers accounting past questions from WAEC, JAMB, Post UTME exams and many more.

1,586.

Yinka bought goods worth N800.00 and sold at a margin of 20% on selling price. How much did she sell the goods?

A.

N1,000

B.

N960

C.

N933

D.

N820

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,587.

A balance sheet is a

A.

Form of trading account

B.

Proof of arithmetical accuracy of postings

C.

Statement showing profits at a certain date

D.

Statement showing assets and liabilities at a cretain date

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,588.

Which of the following entries is made damaged goods are returned to the supplier?

A.

Supplier's account is debited and the purchasers account credited

B.

Returns outwards account is debited and the supplier's account credited

C.

Purchaser's Account is debited and the supplier's account credited

D.

Supplier's account is debited and the returns Outwards Account credited

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,589.

A trial Balance is the

A.

Narration of all transactions and accounts

B.

Debit balances of the accounts

C.

List of all balances extracted from the ledger

D.

List of all credit balances in the ledger

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,590.

The purpose of the trading account is to ascertain

A.

Carriage outwards

B.

Gross profit

C.

Distribution expenses

D.

Net profit

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.